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http://vpet.vtc.edu.hk/dspace/handle/999/359| Title: | Educated mis-employment in Hong Kong : earnings effects of employment in unmatched fields of work | Authors: | Chung, Yue Ping | Issue Date: | 1990 | Journal: | Economics of Education Review | Abstract: | Presents an empirical study on misemployment (the underutilization of worker's skills acquired through vocational education) in Hong Kong. Analyzes earnings functions of graduates from various educational fields and for workers employed in various fields. Misemployed graduates received lower earnings than their colleagues working in matched work fields. (17 references) (MLH) | Keywords: | Developing nations Education work relationship Employment opportunities Foreign countries Job skills Postsecondary education Salary wage differentials Secondary education Statistical analysis Supply and demand Underemployment Vocational education |
Type: | Article | ISSN: | 0272-7757 |
| Appears in Collections: | Career Development |
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